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Census Occupations - G - Glass Blower

Below are some resources I recommend if any of your ancestors in your family tree were glass blowers.

A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z

Description: Someone who objects out of glass by heating it and blowing to make different shapes. Glassblowing is a glassforming technique that involves inflating the molten glass into a bubble with the aid of the blowpipe, or blow tube. A person who blows glass is called a glassblower, glassmith, or gaffer.

Websites:

Wikipedia: Glass Blower

Worst jobs in history: Glass Blower

Reading materials:

The Book of English Trades, and Library of the Useful Arts

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